AsceticAsceticismAsceticism (/əˈsɛtɪsɪzəm/; from the Greek: ἄσκησις
áskesis, "exercise, training") is a lifestyle characterized by
abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing
spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their
practices or continue to be part of their society, but typically adopt
a frugal lifestyle, characterised by the renunciation of material
possessions and physical pleasures, and time spent fasting while
concentrating on the practice of religion or reflection upon spiritual
matters.[3]
AsceticismAsceticism is classified into two types
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Clement Of Alexandria
Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of
AlexandriaAlexandria (Greek:
Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 150 – c. 215),[1] was a
Christian theologian who taught at the Catechetical School of
Alexandria. A convert to Christianity, he was an educated man who was
familiar with classical Greek philosophy and literature. As his three
major works demonstrate, Clement was influenced by Hellenistic
philosophy to a greater extent than any other Christian thinker of his
time, and in particular by
PlatoPlato and the Stoics.[2] His secret works,
which exist only in fragments, suggest that he was also familiar with
pre-Christian Jewish esotericism and Gnosticism
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Local Church
A church is a
ChristianChristian religious organization or congregation or
community that meets in a particular location. Many are formally
organized, with constitutions and by-laws, maintain offices, are
served by clergy or lay leaders, and, in nations where this is
permissible, often seek non-profit corporate status.[1]
Local churches often relate with, affiliate with, or consider
themselves to be constitutive parts of denominations, which are also
called churches in many traditions
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EphesusEphesusEphesus Archaeological Site
UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteria
Cultural: iii, iv, viReference
1018Inscription
2015 (39th Session)Area
662.62 haBuffer zone
1,246.3 ha
EphesusEphesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/;[1] Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish:
Efes; may ultimately derive from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek
city[2][3] on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of
present-day
SelçukSelçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the
10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital[4][5] by
Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it
was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League
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Amanuensis
An amanuensis (/əˌmænjuːˈɛnsɪs/) is a person employed to write
or type what another dictates or to copy what has been written by
another, and also refers to a person who signs a document on behalf of
another under the latter's authority.[1]Contents1 Origin and secretarial uses
2
AcademicAcademic uses
3 Modern religious uses
4 Job titles
5 Notes
6 References
7 External linksOrigin and secretarial uses[edit]A Mexican evangelista, or letter-writerThe word originated in ancient Rome, for a slave at his master's
personal service "within hand reach", performing any command; later it
was specifically applied to an intimately trusted se
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Asia MinorAnatoliaAnatolia (Modern Greek: Ανατολία, Anatolía, from
Ἀνατολή, Anatolḗ, modern pronunciation Anatolí;[needs IPA]
Turkish: Anadolu "east" or "(sun)rise"), also known as
AsiaAsia Minor (in
Medieval and Modern Greek: Μικρά Ἀσία, Mīkrá AsíaTurkish:
Küçük Asya, , modern pronunciation Mikrá Asía – "small Asia"),
Asian Turkey, the Anatolian peninsula, or the Anatolian plateau, is
the westernmost protrusion of Asia, which makes up the majority of
modern-day Turkey. The region is bounded by the
Black SeaBlack Sea to the
north, the
Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea to the south, and the
Aegean SeaAegean Sea to the
west
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TertullianTertullianTertullian (/tərˈtʌliən/), full name Quintus Septimius Florens
Tertullianus, c. 155 – c. 240 AD,[1] was a prolific early Christian
author from
CarthageCarthage in the Roman province of Africa.[2] Of Berber
origin,[3][4][5][6][7] he was the first Christian author to produce an
extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was an early
Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy, including
contemporary Christian Gnosticism.[8]
TertullianTertullian has been called "the
father of Latin Christianity"[9][10] and "the founder of Western
theology."[11]
Though conservative in his worldview,
TertullianTertullian originated new
theological concepts and advanced the development of early Church
doctrine. He is perhaps most famous for being the first writer in
Latin known to use the term trinity (Latin: trinitas)
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EusebiusEusebiusEusebius of Caesarea (/juːˈsiːbiəs/; Greek: Εὐσέβιος
τῆς Καισαρείας, Eusébios tés Kaisareías;
AD 260/265 – 339/340), also known as
EusebiusEusebius Pamphili
(from the Greek: Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμϕίλου), was a
historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist. He
became the bishop of
Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea Maritima about 314 AD. Together with
Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the
Biblical canonBiblical canon and is regarded as
an extremely learned Christian of his time.[1] He wrote Demonstrations
of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel, and On Discrepancies
between the Gospels, studies of the Biblical text
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Hapax Legomena
In corpus linguistics, a hapax legomenon (/ˈhæpəks
lɪˈɡɒmɪnɒn/ also /ˈhæpæks/ or /ˈheɪpæks/;[1][2] pl. hapax
legomena; sometimes abbreviated to hapax) is a word that occurs only
once within a context, either in the written record of an entire
language, in the works of an author, or in a single text. The term is
sometimes incorrectly used to describe a word that occurs in just one
of an author's works, but more than once in that particular work.
Hapax legomenon is a transliteration of Greek ἅπαξ
λεγόμενον, meaning "(something) being said (only) once".[3]
The related terms dis legomenon, tris legomenon, and tetrakis
legomenon respectively (/ˈdɪs/, /ˈtrɪs/, /ˈtɛtrəkɪs/) refer to
double, triple, or quadruple occurrences, but are far less commonly
used.
Hapax legomena are quite common, as predicted by Zipf's law,[4] which
states that the frequency of any word in a corpus is inversely
proportional to its rank in the frequency table
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Theme (literary)
In contemporary literary studies, a theme is the central topic a text
treats.[1] Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's
thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its
thematic statement being "what the work says about the subject".[2]
The most common contemporary understanding of theme is an idea or
point that is central to a story, which can often be summed in a
single word (e.g. love, death, betrayal). Typical examples of themes
of this type are conflict between the individual and society; coming
of age; humans in conflict with technology; nostalgia; and the dangers
of unchecked ambition.[3][example needed] A theme may be exemplified
by the actions, utterances, or thoughts of a character in a novel. An
example of this would be the thematic idea of loneliness in John
Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, wherein many of the characters seem to be
lonely
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Saint Timothy
Timothy (Greek: Τιμόθεος; Timótheos, meaning "honouring God"
[2] or "honoured by God" [3]) was an early Christian evangelist and
the first first-century Christian bishop of Ephesus,[4] who tradition
relates died around the year AD 97.
Timothy was from the Lycaonian city of
LystraLystra in Asia Minor, born of a
JewishJewish mother who had become a Christian believer, and a Greek father.
The Apostle Paul met him during his second missionary journey and he
became Paul’s companion and co-worker along with Silas.[5] The New
Testament indicates that Timothy traveled with Saint Paul, who was
also his mentor. Paul entrusted him with important assignments
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